The name is also a reminder to myself not to take things too seriously. There’s no getting away from the fact that this is a deadly serious business for me, but being able to have some fun in my life is every bit as important as keeping my responsibilities met…life is not some grim utilitarian exercise, it’s meant to be lived, an idea I intend to celebrate every day.

If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video has to be worth at least ten. I can talk about the difficulties and hazards of transferring to and from my power wheelchair all day, but I think a video like this really demonstrates the subject far better than words alone can.

I hope you find it instructive, with time and experience I think this aspect of documenting my life and doings will be rewarding. I’m already researching ways to mount my camera on my chair, as well as other forms of videography that will enable me to share my perspective with the world even more successfully.

My special thanks to Marc and his Wheelchair Kamikaze blog for providing an inspiring example of a disabled person living life as fully and rewardingly as possible.

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About Glenn Horowitz

I'm a 20 year civil courier pilot, retired by multiple sclerosis. From summer of 2011 until December 2013 my efforts went mostly to my first blog, Get Glenn Mobile, to raise the funds needed to convert my Honda Element for wheelchair access and end my virtual housebound confinement.
This was realized just after Christmas 2013 when I was able to acquire a superb X-WAV Element, already modified for my use. Though the original goal wasn't met, what was raised, plus my Honda, plus the proceeds of the sale from my mother's car were enough to make it happen. It's an amazing story in itself!
Now, after my release from homebound prison, I can augment the journalistic work I'm doing for the American Daily Herald by getting out in public, talking with people, perhaps even getting some media attention to explain why someone as disabled as I am knows these unfunded entitlement programs like Social Security and its 'disability insurance' are bogus and do more harm than good, and in fact why the whole welfare/warfare state is contrived to keep the gravy train rolling for those who benefit while they drain our resources and eat out our substance.
Why 'public education' is really public INDOCTRINATION that's become a meat grinder destroying our youth and our future.
Why the fiat currency foisted on us by the Federal Reserve for a hundred years has destroyed the dollar and will without doubt cause its collapse.
On and on the list goes, and I want to talk with the world about these vital matters.
Please visit my new blog, 'Liberty On Wheels' at http://libertyonwheels.com/ if you're interested in learning more!

You’re right about a picture or video being able to bring reality to us more directly than words. Truth is, that words could never be enough to describe some things. Watching your tentative grasps and hesitant motions leaves little doubt in my mind, of both the horror in losing mobility and the anxious uncertainty in trying to reclaim it.

Thank you so much for sharing this with us. I’ve imagined it, but seeing it brought a deeper level of fear for the disabled. The chair is a wonderful thing, but it dumps you at the edge of profound uncertainty.
This brings to mind how it surely must involve a huge chunk of your day just willing yourself to muddle through to the next leap of faith you must take, knowing full well that you may end up in a heap on the floor, with no help in sight. The panic, the horror of that, is–I believe, what could drive a person to insanity. Knowing you’ve been in the grasp of that and found your way through and to the other side is why I respect you as I do. You’re a very strong willed, solid kind of man, with a wild thirst for life, no matter your disability. That’s why it’s so hard to consider you disabled. Thanks for shining this light on what is “real” for you and others in shoes like yours. You have my deepest respect, Glenn.

incompetech.com
The best and most user friendly site for royalty free music and sounds for use in media projects. All Kevin asks is for attribution in new works using his material. Licensed under Creative Commons and thoroughly awesome!

American Daily Herald
A fine online journal and the home of my new venture in writing regular columns! I like their motto: veritas, libertas, pax et prosperitas

Cutting the Gordian Knot
A promising new blog authored by my friend Kristie…unabashedly freedom oriented and well written, please check her work out!

Wheelchair Kamikaze
A different perspective on dealing with MS by Marc in New York. I like his writing style better than most I’ve seen…visit his blog!

Eric Peters Autos
An awesome automotive site, without the usual corporate shill fluff. Eric tells it like it is!

Tatiana Moroz Official Site
The official site of my new friend and ally in the liberty community. Tatiana’s a wonderfully talented artist and a force to be reckoned with in the liberty movement…a genuine MUST SEE!

Stuff Just For Fun

Asian Food Grocer
A marvelous site that stocks a universe of things Asian food related. I’m partial to their Japanese snack foods, myself, they’re sublime!

Rise Of Flight official site
More than just the premiere WW I air combat simulation, I consider Rise of Flight the most realistic flight sim ever. Check it out, the basic sim is free! You can fly two planes to begin with, or act as gunner in any 2-seat scout or large bomber online.

New Wings web site
A good bunch of solid folks here. Their emphasis is on training and learning, not brainless noob shoots. One of the best resources for a new pilot!